Lessons Learned

I wrote this for my friends when the end of the school year ended and they were moving. I dedicate this to them. I miss you Catie and Alli! But I can't wait to meet you again.

We came each day We moaned We groaned But we learned all the same Homework piled The stress level rised But we never Let it get us down Then the end arrived At first we cheered And celebrated But then we hesitated Realizing what we'd gained Not just knowledge But friendships And we became disjointed Now we didn't want to leave For the year to end Meant friendships lost With only memories Of what had been

Until a lone child stood and called out: What? We'll let this get us down? No. We're united Undivided No matter when or where So what's one summer But a bummer? We will return again And then we'll moan And we'll also groan But we will have learned All the same

Our spirits lifted We cheered yet again For we'd finally learned A lesson that mattered

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